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THR ATLANTA INQUIRER
Saturday, October 14, 1961
No 'Blockbusting' In Cascade Heights
~ Dear Sir:
Members of the Empire Real Estate Board are much concerned about
erroneous accusations of "block busting" in the Cascade Heights |.
area. In conformance with the realtists code of ethics we ali-
ways have cooperated with civic and community groups in develop= |
ing peaceful and orderly transaction of housing where tensions
have arisen from the acute housing situation affecting Negroes,
mostly through ‘the Met ropolitan Planning Commission. Our members
have never participated in or encouraged "block ‘busting" at any
time.
Investigation reveals that no Negro broker has initiated action
to secure listings in the Cascade area, but we found numbers of
occasions where white property owners in the Gordon Road and ad-=
jacent Adamsville sections have solicited services of our members.
, Many of the listings have been refused and there is no intention
. o£ these realtists to seek listings in the vast Cascade Heights
_ area,
‘What is needed by Negro homeseekers is smaller new and used houses
in price range from $6,000 to $18,000. The new Title 221 housing
meets the requirement only ~ where our clients can quality with FHA
regulations. Age and income restrictions, therefore require, con=
ventional financing for new and used houses of the class mentioned
“which incidentally, are not available.
Cascade Heights is not, therefore, a solution _to_the problem. and
- alarmed white property owners are adviséd to seek the advice of
-. the Metropolitan Planning Commission, at the outset, when they are
faced with personal and community situations'which might lead to
“tensions from unfounded rumors.
Again we call upon and urge Atlanta's Board of Aldermen and the
_ Fulton County Commissions to assume their responsibility in re-
lieving a situation where 38 per cent of the population is re-
stricted to 16 per cent of the land, when there are thousands of
acres of vacant land in our fine community.
dg. T. Bickers, President
Empire Real Estate Board